Oil – Where did it come from?

wattsupwiththat.com ^ | 2/18/2017 | David Middleton

[rktman]

I am a petroleum geologist/geophysicist with about 36 years of experience in oil & gas exploration mostly in the Gulf of Mexico. In light of Andy May’s recent post, Oil – Will we run out?, I thought I might post an essay on oil formation.

Over the past six years, I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to write guest posts for Watts Up With That thanks to Anthony Watts. Many of my posts have been about issues related to oil production and each of these posts usually triggers comments from Abiogenic Oil advocates. So, this post’s main thrust will be to explain why the Abiogenic Oil hypothesis is not widely accepted and why we think that the original source of crude oil is organic matter.

It’s possible that oil forms in the mantle all the time. The chemical equations can be balanced. So, as an olive branch to Abiogenic Oil aficionados, I will unequivocally state that their favored hypothesis is not impossible.

[Dexter Morgan]

God created the earth, the beasts, the plants, and Man.

Although Chrysler had a few classics, I doubt God was in charge of the 200, LeBaron, 2000’s Sebring, Aries, Reliant, et. al.!

=)

[Dexter Morgan]

I use the Pennziol derived from natural gas in my 3 cars.

[refermech]

Some of the Pontiac engines were bad ass too. I like all of them. Just grew up around Chryslers. I have a 71 Duster with a stroked 360 (408) So, I just dream about the Hemi cars.

[UCANSEE2]

know nothing about how GOD created oil, but I think it's from INTENSE PRESSURE on rocks and sand over millions of years. It doesn't make sense to think it's from dead animals and plants.......never bought into "Fossil" fuels.

OR MAYBE, the ONE ANSWER is that there is no ONE ANSWER.

There are MANY different types of oil, and it is likely that EACH was formed in different ways, from different materials.